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  1. Brando CalPankian

    Avant "Knee"

    Folks who have run avant... Does your left knee absolutely kill after a day of on and off the machine? I'm beginning to hear complaints from my guys too, all left knee. Wondering if we need to implement some stretching specifically for this.
  2. Brando CalPankian

    January TCIA feat. The Buzz and Mark Chisholm

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LQYcpr44d/ Hey @Mark Chisholm, should we expect some new faces on the buzz soon?
  3. Brando CalPankian

    Size 15 wide boots?

    My apprentice is a bigger dude. I can't for the life of me find forestry boots (chainsaw boots) in a size 15. Anyone with size 15 footsies have recs on good boots for the kid? I'll be buying them for him. Thank you
  4. Brando CalPankian

    Office Space

    We are at another weird plateau. Our office and clerical duties have evolved enough that looking into someone to take the load off would be helpful, especially as my wife is 6+ months pregnant. Our problem is we are operating from home. We have a couple of garages, and the office is in the...
  5. Brando CalPankian

    For Sale- 2016 Altec DC1317HP Chipper

    We are selling our backup chipper. 2016 Altec DC1317HP. It has appx 1700 hours. It's equipped with a winch, hydraulic crush, 13x17" feed opening, and a 140hp PSI 4.3L vortec engine. It starts every time and has lots of new parts. Since we bought it in '23 we installed a new water pump...
  6. Brando CalPankian

    TIPCO??

    I ordered some diehard over memorial Day from Tipco (tree injection products company). I know they're a legit company, but so far I've not gotten any correspondence. No order confirmation, no calls or emails back (reached out daily now). I have fert to do so I just ordered from someone else. I'm...
  7. Brando CalPankian

    Overuse Injuries

    Getting old is fun isn't it. Especially when cumulative injuries start popping up. I noticed this week that my left knee is feeling really strained, especially when walking through brush on a felling operation. Walking and lifting are fine, but it's when I'm getting on and off equipment, going...
  8. Brando CalPankian

    Burning out

    I know all owners hit this stage. How do you deal with it? In our businesses short existence we've accomplished so much. At the same time there's exponentially more pressure on me. The last few months have been so much to handle. Our growth plans are still hitting every mark faster than I...
  9. Brando CalPankian

    Lakeside Work

    So it finally happened. I finally had a job where we obliterated someone's yard. In all my years I've never screwed up a yard so bad. We matted the turf, we caught every piece, we used the avant, we did everything we could. It still got ruts and damaged. 10 yards of soil and 40 lbs of seed...
  10. Brando CalPankian

    Bad Employee

    I normally wouldn't do this, like at all. But I feel the need to warn some folks in Minnesota/Wisconsin as I know the guy will be applying to everyone. I hired Seth at the beginning of February. He worked a total of 6 days in three weeks. Over that time he broke numerous tools, damaged the...
  11. Brando CalPankian

    Mobile mini crane

    Has anyone had experience with tracked mini cranes, like the Spyder crane? 87' max height and 13k lift capacity is nothing to scoff at.
  12. Brando CalPankian

    Field Computers/Tablets

    We upgraded to ArboGold this year. It's a wonderful product with a ton of features, but some of the mobile app features are limited. I'm not the most tech savvy, so my wife is helping me implement the system. One thing she mentioned is the app doesn't have the full management capability the...
  13. Brando CalPankian

    International Work-Cation

    The wife and I have always wanted to travel internationally to look at trees. We've really never gotten to leave the US. I've worked all over the country but haven't even gotten to go to Canada. Folks who have travelled for work to other countries, what was your experience? I mean, it's ISA...
  14. Brando CalPankian

    3xl chainsaw pants

    My new groundie is a big kid, like 6'5 and 260lbs. He's a 44x36. Do they make chainsaw pants in this size? I have been looking but haven't found anything. Closest I've found is 40x34. Thank you.
  15. Brando CalPankian

    Avant 528 vs cast 33d

    We've got dealers for avant and cast close by. I know there's a recent thread that has some info on the art topic, but I didn't want to derail it. Folks with avants, are they universal plate mounts? It's over $10k cheaper than the cast with the attachments I want. This dealer is a bobcat...
  16. Brando CalPankian

    Protos Fail

    My new foreman was rocking a protos till Tuesday. It wasn't even cold here, like 30°f. It landed on concrete and split in half. I've never seen a hardhat fail, and I've kicked/thrown my fair share. Anyone had something similar? I'm wanting to upgrade to something better than the cheap Jackson...
  17. Brando CalPankian

    Driving internet traffic

    There was a post about websites the other day. In relation, we see the dumbasses all over FB getting traffic driven to their pages. I've not really seen a networking post on the buzz. I figured those of us who chat once in a while might want to follow each others business pages. Ya know...
  18. Brando CalPankian

    Chip Truck Shopping

    So, the brand new clutch on my chipper failed today (mechanic must have botched the install). I have an open credit app right now anyways, and figured if I am going to get a newer (used) chipper I should get an upgraded chip truck to match. I see good looking trucks from the south all over...
  19. Brando CalPankian

    Grant funding freeze

    DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT WANT THIS TO GET POLITICAL! I am trying to see how the grant funding freeze may affect certain clients and non profits I'm a part of. Is there anyone that has better knowledge or links to more info on this? I've tried googling but most of it seems to be political banter...
  20. Brando CalPankian

    Chainsaw Shopping

    If there's a thread (modern, like last couple years) on this please let me know. We're located in the upper Midwest as well. Shopping for saws and getting out budget planned for the year. Those of you who know me have heard of my spine issues which can limit my productivity a fair bit...

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